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From: john@gcc-milo.ARPA (John Allred)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: air(wind)bags
Message-ID: <445@gcc-milo.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 23-Jan-86 10:04:04 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 23 10:04:04 1986
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Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma
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In article <370@watmum.UUCP> tjsmedley@watmum.UUCP (Trevor J. Smedley) writes:
>O.K. So we've all been reading stuff about airbags now for God knows
>how long. It's about time we had a summary of the arguments so far.

I'd like to, uh, "improve" the summary.

>pro: They'll save your life in certain situations.
>
>con: A seatbelt is enough.

Not quite.  I think the net has conceded that seatbelts will save your life in
*more* situations.

>pro: No it isn't.

Translated: what do we do about the idiots who don't buckle up.  I (or anyone
else) don't like paying their medicals bills (via insurance.)

>con: They'll go off when I don't want them to and cause an accident.
>
>pro: No they won't.

A point that is totally up for grabs.

>con: A car with airbags won't have seatbelts.
>
>pro: Yes it will.

From what I remember reading, airbagged cars will have lap belts, but will not
have shoulder belts.
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John Allred
General Computer Company 
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